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{{Infobox Novel|
{{Infobox Novel|
novel name= The Eight Doctors |
novel name= The Eight Doctors |
image=[[file:eight_doctors_cover.jpg|250px]] |
image=[[File:eight_doctors_cover.jpg|250px]] |
series=[[Doctor Who]] -<br/>[[BBC Eighth Doctor Adventures]] |
series=[[Doctor Who]] -<br />[[BBC Eighth Doctor Adventures]] |
number= 1 |
number= 1 |
doctor=[[First Doctor]]<br/>[[Second Doctor]]<br/>[[Third Doctor]]<br/>[[Fourth Doctor]]<br/>[[Fifth Doctor]]<br/>[[Sixth Doctor]]<br/>[[Seventh Doctor]]<br/>[[Eighth Doctor]] |
doctor=[[First Doctor]]<br />[[Second Doctor]]<br />[[Third Doctor]]<br />[[Fourth Doctor]]<br />[[Fifth Doctor]]<br />[[Sixth Doctor]]<br />[[Seventh Doctor]]<br />[[Eighth Doctor]] |
companions= [[Sam Jones]] (Introduction) |
companions= [[Sam Jones]] (Introduction) |
enemy= [[Ryoth]]<br/>[[Celestial Intervention Agency|CIA]] |
enemy= [[Ryoth]]<br />[[Celestial Intervention Agency|CIA]] |
year= [[Earth]], [[England]], [[Shoreditch]], [[76 Totter's Lane|Totters Lane]], [[1997]] <br> [[Earth]], [[BC|100,000 BC]] <br> [[War Planet]] <br> [[Earth]], [[England]], [[London]], circa [[1970s]] <br> [[E-Space]], [[Unnamed planet (State of Decay)|Vampire Planet]] <br> [[Eye of Orion]] <br> [[Space Station Zenobia]] <br> [[Gallifrey]] <br> [[Metebelis III]] |
year= [[Earth]], [[England]], [[Shoreditch]], [[76 Totter's Lane|Totters Lane]], [[1997]] <br /> [[Earth]], [[BC|100,000 BC]] <br /> [[War Planet]] <br /> [[Earth]], [[England]], [[London]], circa [[1970s]] <br /> [[E-Space]], [[Unnamed planet (State of Decay)|Vampire Planet]] <br /> [[Eye of Orion]] <br /> [[Space Station Zenobia]] <br /> [[Gallifrey]] <br /> [[Metebelis III]] |
writer= [[Terrance Dicks]] |
writer= [[Terrance Dicks]] |
publisher= [[BBC Books]] |
publisher= [[BBC Books]] |
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format= Paperback Book, 280 Pages |
format= Paperback Book, 280 Pages |
isbn= ISBN 0-563-40563-5 |
isbn= ISBN 0-563-40563-5 |
previous story= BBC: [[Doctor Who - The Novel of the Film]]<br>[[NA]]: [[The Dying Days]]|
previous story= BBC: [[Doctor Who - The Novel of the Film]]<br />[[NA]]: [[The Dying Days]]|
next story= [[Vampire Science]]
next story= [[Vampire Science]]
}}
}}
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== Publisher's summary ==
== Publisher's summary ==


Recuperating after the trauma of his recent regeneration, the [[Eighth Doctor|Eighth Doctor]] falls foul of a final booby trap set by his arch-enemy, [[the Master]].
Recuperating after the trauma of his recent regeneration, the [[Eighth Doctor]] falls foul of a final booby trap set by his arch-enemy, [[the Master]].


When he recovers, the disorientated Doctor looks in a mirror and sees the face of a stranger. He knows only that he is called the Doctor - nothing more. But something deep inside tells him to trust the [[The Doctor's TARDIS|TARDIS]], and his hands move over the controls of their own accord.
When he recovers, the disorientated Doctor looks in a mirror and sees the face of a stranger. He knows only that he is called the Doctor - nothing more. But something deep inside tells him to trust the [[The Doctor's TARDIS|TARDIS]], and his hands move over the controls of their own accord.
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But the Doctor soon finds the TARDIS transporting him to various other places in order to recover all his memories - and that involves seeing seven strangely-familiar faces...
But the Doctor soon finds the TARDIS transporting him to various other places in order to recover all his memories - and that involves seeing seven strangely-familiar faces...


==Plot==
== Plot ==
''to be added''
''to be added''


== Characters ==
== Characters ==
*[[Eighth Doctor]]
* [[Eighth Doctor]]
*[[First Doctor]]
* [[First Doctor]]
*[[Second Doctor]]
* [[Second Doctor]]
*[[Third Doctor]]
* [[Third Doctor]]
*[[Fourth Doctor]]
* [[Fourth Doctor]]
*[[Fifth Doctor]]
* [[Fifth Doctor]]
*[[Sixth Doctor]]
* [[Sixth Doctor]]
*[[Seventh Doctor]]
* [[Seventh Doctor]]
*[[Sam Jones]]
* [[Sam Jones]]
*[[The Master]]
* [[The Master]]
*[[The Valeyard]]
* [[The Valeyard]]
*Miss [[Olive Hawthorne]]
* Miss [[Olive Hawthorne]]
*[[Tarak]]
* [[Tarak]]
*[[Ivo]]
* [[Ivo]]
*[[Rassilon]]
* [[Rassilon]]
*[[Alistair Gordon Lethbridge-Stewart|Brigadier Lethbridge-Stewart]]
* [[Alistair Gordon Lethbridge-Stewart|Brigadier Lethbridge-Stewart]]
*[[Flavia]]
* [[Flavia]]
*[[Susan Foreman]]
* [[Susan Foreman]]
*[[Barbara Wright]]
* [[Barbara Wright]]
*[[Ian Chesterton]]
* [[Ian Chesterton]]
*[[Jamie McCrimmon]]
* [[Jamie McCrimmon]]
*[[Zoe Heriot]]
* [[Zoe Heriot]]
*[[Jo Grant]]
* [[Jo Grant]]
*[[John Benton]]
* [[John Benton]]
*[[Romana II]]
* [[Romana II]]
*[[Tegan Jovanka]]
* [[Tegan Jovanka]]
*[[Vislor Turlough]]
* [[Vislor Turlough]]
*[[Raston Warrior Robot]]
* [[Raston Warrior Robot]]
*[[Ryoth]]
* [[Ryoth]]
*[[Trev Selby]]
* [[Trev Selby]]
*[[Vicky Latimer]]
* [[Vicky Latimer]]
*[[Vrag]]
* [[Vrag]]
*[[Charlie (The Eight Doctors)|Machete Charlie]]
* [[Charlie (The Eight Doctors)|Machete Charlie]]
*[[John Hart (The Sea Devils)|John Hart]]
* [[John Hart (The Sea Devils)|John Hart]]
*[[Jane Blythe]]
* [[Jane Blythe]]
*[[Jack Harris]]
* [[Jack Harris]]
*[[Zarn]]
* [[Zarn]]
*[[Hurda]]
* [[Hurda]]
*[[Xan]]
* [[Xan]]
*[http://tardis.wikia.com/wiki/Engin Engin]
* [http://tardis.wikia.com/wiki/Engin Engin]
===Baz's gang===
=== Baz's gang ===
*[[Basil Bailey|Baz Bailey]]
* [[Basil Bailey|Baz Bailey]]
*[[Mikey]]
* [[Mikey]]
*[[Pete (The Eight Doctors)|Pete]]
* [[Pete (The Eight Doctors)|Pete]]
*[[Monster (The Eight Doctors)|Monster]]
* [[Monster (The Eight Doctors)|Monster]]


===Coal Hill [[police]]===
=== Coal Hill [[police]] ===
*[[Foster (The Eight Doctors)|Foster]]
* [[Foster (The Eight Doctors)|Foster]]
*[[Sanders (The Eight Doctors)|Sanders]]
* [[Sanders (The Eight Doctors)|Sanders]]
*[[Ballard]]
* [[Ballard]]


== References ==
== References ==


===[[:Category:Foods and beverages|Foods and beverages]]===
=== [[:Category:Foods and beverages|Foods and beverages]] ===
* [[Rassilon's Red]] is Gallifrey's finest vintage. The Sixth Doctor and Eighth Doctor drink several goblets of it.
* [[Rassilon's Red]] is Gallifrey's finest vintage. The Sixth Doctor and Eighth Doctor drink several goblets of it.
* The [[Fourth Doctor]] and [[Romana II|Romana]] drink [[Alcohol|red wine]].
* The [[Fourth Doctor]] and [[Romana II|Romana]] drink [[Alcohol|red wine]].


===[[:Category:Gallifreyan culture|Gallifreyan culture]]===
=== [[:Category:Gallifreyan culture|Gallifreyan culture]] ===
* [[Shobogan]]s speak highly of the Doctor.
* [[Shobogan]]s speak highly of the Doctor.
* The [[Eye of Harmony]] in the Doctor's TARDIS is a symbolic manifestation.
* The [[Eye of Harmony]] in the Doctor's TARDIS is a symbolic manifestation.


===[[:Category:Individuals|Individuals]]===
=== [[:Category:Individuals|Individuals]] ===
*[[Olive Hawthorne]] may have latent [[Telekinesis|telekinetic]] abilities.
* [[Olive Hawthorne]] may have latent [[Telekinesis|telekinetic]] abilities.
*The Eighth Doctor meets the Brigadier.
* The Eighth Doctor meets the Brigadier.


===[[:Category:Individual Time Lords|Individual Time Lords]]===
=== [[:Category:Individual Time Lords|Individual Time Lords]] ===
* [[Flavia]] is president.
* [[Flavia]] is president.
*The Eighth Doctor loses his memory from a trap left by the Master.
* The Eighth Doctor loses his memory from a trap left by the Master.


===[[:Category:Locations|Locations]]===
=== [[:Category:Locations|Locations]] ===
*The Master left [[The Master's TARDIS|his TARDIS]] in [[Devil's End]]. He retrieves it following his escape from Fortress Island.
* The Master left [[The Master's TARDIS|his TARDIS]] in [[Devil's End]]. He retrieves it following his escape from Fortress Island.


===[[:Category:Species|Species]]===
=== [[:Category:Species|Species]] ===
* [[Drashig]]s, [[Sontaran]]s and the [[Raston Warrior Robot]] are [[time scoop]]ed in order to launch an attack on the [[Fifth Doctor]] and the [[Eighth Doctor]].
* [[Drashig]]s, [[Sontaran]]s and the [[Raston Warrior Robot]] are [[time scoop]]ed in order to launch an attack on the [[Fifth Doctor]] and the [[Eighth Doctor]].
* [[Deathworm]]s were tamed by the [[Morg]]. [[The Master]] experimented on them for his own purposes.
* [[Deathworm]]s were tamed by the [[Morg]]. [[The Master]] experimented on them for his own purposes.


===[[:Category:Technology|Technology]]===
=== [[:Category:Technology|Technology]] ===
* The [[Raston Warrior Robot]] feeds on atomic [[radiation]] in the [[atmosphere]]. It can be confused by two similar [[brain]] wave patterns combined with the principle of [[Buridan's ass]].
* The [[Raston Warrior Robot]] feeds on atomic [[radiation]] in the [[atmosphere]]. It can be confused by two similar [[brain]] wave patterns combined with the principle of [[Buridan's ass]].
*The Master uses his [[Tissue Compression Eliminator]].
* The Master uses his [[Tissue Compression Eliminator]].


==Notes==
== Notes ==
*The title of chapter eleven, ''The Vampire Mutation'', was a working title for ''[[State of Decay]]''.
* The title of chapter eleven, ''The Vampire Mutation'', was a working title for ''[[State of Decay]]''.
* There are several discontinuities within The Eight Doctors, owing perhaps to Dicks's tendency to insert continuity links everywhere.
* There are several discontinuities within The Eight Doctors, owing perhaps to Dicks's tendency to insert continuity links everywhere.
* Flavia is president. However according to continuity so far, [[Romana II|Romana]] is President (Dicks' own novel [[NA]]: ''[[Blood Harvest]]'' established it).
* Flavia is president. However according to continuity so far, [[Romana II|Romana]] is President (Dicks' own novel [[NA]]: ''[[Blood Harvest]]'' established it).
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:* Borusa testifies in a future where he's still locked in the [[Dark Tower]].
:* Borusa testifies in a future where he's still locked in the [[Dark Tower]].


*It has long been acknowledged by ''some'' fans (according to the [http://drwhoguide.com/who.htm Doctor Who Reference Guide]) that the Eighth Doctor audio dramas and comic strips are set in the gap between ''The Eight Doctors'' and ''[[Vampire Science]]''.
* It has long been acknowledged by ''some'' fans (according to the [http://drwhoguide.com/who.htm Doctor Who Reference Guide]) that the Eighth Doctor audio dramas and comic strips are set in the gap between ''The Eight Doctors'' and ''[[Vampire Science]]''.


== Continuity ==
== Continuity ==
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* The Master retrieves his TARDIS from where he hid it in [[PDA]]: ''[[The Face of the Enemy]]''.
* The Master retrieves his TARDIS from where he hid it in [[PDA]]: ''[[The Face of the Enemy]]''.


*[[AG]]: ''[[Bounty (audio story)|Bounty]]'' follows on directly from this story.
* [[AG]]: ''[[Bounty (audio story)|Bounty]]'' follows on directly from this story.


*While pondering the Doctor's interaction with his other selves, Flavia mentions the events of [[DW]]: ''[[The Three Doctors]]'', ''[[The Five Doctors]]'', and ''[[The Two Doctors]]'' as other events where multiple incarnations were present.
* While pondering the Doctor's interaction with his other selves, Flavia mentions the events of [[DW]]: ''[[The Three Doctors]]'', ''[[The Five Doctors]]'', and ''[[The Two Doctors]]'' as other events where multiple incarnations were present.


*The Eighth Doctor would later meet the Fifth, Sixth and Seventh Doctors again in [[BFA]]: ''[[The Four Doctors]]''.
* The Eighth Doctor would later meet the Fifth, Sixth and Seventh Doctors again in [[BFA]]: ''[[The Four Doctors]]''.


==Timeline==
== Timeline ==
===For the [[First Doctor - Timeline|First Doctor]]===
=== For the [[First Doctor - Timeline|First Doctor]] ===
*This story occurs during Episode 3 of [[DW]]: ''[[An Unearthly Child]]''
* This story occurs during Episode 3 of [[DW]]: ''[[An Unearthly Child]]''


===For the [[Second Doctor - Timeline|Second Doctor]]===
=== For the [[Second Doctor - Timeline|Second Doctor]] ===
*This story occurs during Episode 9 of [[DW]]: ''[[The War Games]]''
* This story occurs during Episode 9 of [[DW]]: ''[[The War Games]]''


===For the [[Third Doctor - Timeline|Third Doctor]]===
=== For the [[Third Doctor - Timeline|Third Doctor]] ===
*This story occurs after [[DW]]: ''[[The Sea Devils]]''
* This story occurs after [[DW]]: ''[[The Sea Devils]]''
*This story occurs before [[DWY]]: ''[[Under Pressure]]''
* This story occurs before [[DWY]]: ''[[Under Pressure]]''


===For the [[Fourth Doctor - Timeline|Fourth Doctor]]===
=== For the [[Fourth Doctor - Timeline|Fourth Doctor]] ===
*This story occurs after [[DW]]: ''[[State of Decay]]''
* This story occurs after [[DW]]: ''[[State of Decay]]''
*This story occurs before [[DWM]]: ''[[Pathfinders]]''
* This story occurs before [[DWM]]: ''[[Pathfinders]]''


===For the [[Fifth Doctor - Timeline|Fifth Doctor]]===
=== For the [[Fifth Doctor - Timeline|Fifth Doctor]] ===
*This story occurs after [[DW]]: ''[[The Five Doctors]]''
* This story occurs after [[DW]]: ''[[The Five Doctors]]''
*This story occurs before [http://tardis.wikia.com/wiki/VG VG]: ''[http://tardis.wikia.com/wiki/Destiny_of_the_Doctors Destiny of the Doctors]''
* This story occurs before [http://tardis.wikia.com/wiki/VG VG]: ''[http://tardis.wikia.com/wiki/Destiny_of_the_Doctors Destiny of the Doctors]''


===For the [[Sixth Doctor - Timeline|Sixth Doctor]]===
=== For the [[Sixth Doctor - Timeline|Sixth Doctor]] ===
*This story occurs during episode 1 of [[DW]]: ''[[The Ultimate Foe]]''
* This story occurs during episode 1 of [[DW]]: ''[[The Ultimate Foe]]''


===For the [[Seventh Doctor - Timeline|Seventh Doctor]]===
=== For the [[Seventh Doctor - Timeline|Seventh Doctor]] ===
*This story occurs after [[PDA]]: ''[[Bullet Time]]''
* This story occurs after [[PDA]]: ''[[Bullet Time]]''
*This story occurs before [[NA]]: ''[[The Room With No Doors]]'' (when the Doctor returns to Chris)
* This story occurs before [[NA]]: ''[[The Room With No Doors]]'' (when the Doctor returns to Chris)


===For the [[Eighth Doctor - Timeline|Eighth Doctor]]===
=== For the [[Eighth Doctor - Timeline|Eighth Doctor]] ===
*This story occurs after [[DW]]: ''[[Doctor Who (1996)|Doctor Who]]''
* This story occurs after [[DW]]: ''[[Doctor Who (1996)|Doctor Who]]''
*This story occurs before [[AG]]: [[Bounty (audio story)|''Bounty'']]
* This story occurs before [[AG]]: [[Bounty (audio story)|''Bounty'']]


== External links ==
== External links ==
*{{dwrefguide|whobbc01.htm|The Eight Doctors}}
* {{dwrefguide|whobbc01.htm|The Eight Doctors}}
*{{whoniverse|ED01.php|The Eight Doctors}}
* {{whoniverse|ED01.php|The Eight Doctors}}


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{{Master stories}}

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The Eight Doctors was the first novel in the BBC Eighth Doctor Adventures series. It explored the amnesia theme of Doctor Who - that is, the TV movie - by having the Eighth Doctor encounter his predecessors.

Publisher's summary

Recuperating after the trauma of his recent regeneration, the Eighth Doctor falls foul of a final booby trap set by his arch-enemy, the Master.

When he recovers, the disorientated Doctor looks in a mirror and sees the face of a stranger. He knows only that he is called the Doctor - nothing more. But something deep inside tells him to trust the TARDIS, and his hands move over the controls of their own accord.

The TARDIS takes him to a strangely familiar junkyard in late-nineties London, where he is flung into a confrontation between local drug-dealers and Samantha Jones, a rebellious teenager from Coal Hill School.

But the Doctor soon finds the TARDIS transporting him to various other places in order to recover all his memories - and that involves seeing seven strangely-familiar faces...

Plot

to be added

Characters

Baz's gang

Coal Hill police

References

Foods and beverages

Gallifreyan culture

Individuals

Individual Time Lords

  • Flavia is president.
  • The Eighth Doctor loses his memory from a trap left by the Master.

Locations

Species

Technology

Notes

  • The title of chapter eleven, The Vampire Mutation, was a working title for State of Decay.
  • There are several discontinuities within The Eight Doctors, owing perhaps to Dicks's tendency to insert continuity links everywhere.
  • Flavia is president. However according to continuity so far, Romana is President (Dicks' own novel NA: Blood Harvest established it).
  • Borusa's time scoop was previously destroyed in MA: Goth Opera is now eaten.
  • In this novel the Seventh Doctor has a "mid life crisis" while trying to deal with his approaching death, which was more or less addressed in NA: The Room With No Doors and Lungbarrow.
  • There is an explanation of how the Master became worm-like in DW: Doctor Who.
  • By the end of the novel:
  • All eight of the Doctors have appeared.
  • Three versions of the Master (The Master (UNIT years), an unknown incarnation and the Master (Bruce)) have appeared.
  • At one point there are two Sixth Doctors.
  • Borusa testifies in a future where he's still locked in the Dark Tower.
  • It has long been acknowledged by some fans (according to the Doctor Who Reference Guide) that the Eighth Doctor audio dramas and comic strips are set in the gap between The Eight Doctors and Vampire Science.

Continuity

  • From the Eighth Doctor perspective, it follows on from DW: Doctor Who.
  • This novel also makes for one of the more continuity-heavy novels, with Terrance Dicks referencing: DW: State of Decay (which he had previous written a sequel to as NA: Blood Harvest). Also DW: The Five Doctors (also by Dicks) is references heavily here.
  • AG: Bounty follows on directly from this story.
  • The Eighth Doctor would later meet the Fifth, Sixth and Seventh Doctors again in BFA: The Four Doctors.

Timeline

For the First Doctor

For the Second Doctor

For the Third Doctor

For the Fourth Doctor

For the Fifth Doctor

For the Sixth Doctor

For the Seventh Doctor

For the Eighth Doctor

External links